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'With self-publishing, you need to roll up your sleeves and start developing your new skills.' Image (c) coyot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 May 2017 - 17:24

How to create your self-published e-book

In his third article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks us through software, image choice, and formatting.

Tags
English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources
'One thought lingered in my mind: "A town is gone and I feel nothing."' Image (c) Juan Antonio Segal, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
25 May 2017 - 17:33

The Polish town that vanished off the map

What happens to people's memories when their town disappears? We asked Filip Springer, author of 'History of a Disappearance: The Story of a Forgotten Polish Town'.

Tags
Literature, History
'To make a city more creative, you need lots of artists.' Image (c) qimono, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
23 May 2017 - 17:31

How can a city rely less on its past and make itself more creative?

We asked Andy Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy at City University London, about ways that a city can be more creative.

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Creative Economy, Universities and higher education, Cultural relations
'Movie dialogue is a treasure trove of realistic interaction.' Image (c) dbreen, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
22 May 2017 - 19:35

How to use movie dialogue in the classroom

Language teacher Martina Limburg Loučková explains why using movie dialogue in the classroom can be an interactive and fun way to help learners and teachers.

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English language, Teaching resources, Film
'With focus and attention, students can reach their learning goals and stay motivated.' Image (c) TeroVesalainen, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
18 May 2017 - 14:48

Two tools to help you set learning goals

Multiple winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, Aoife McLoughlin, explains how to set learning goals.

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English language, Schools, Learning resources, Teaching resources
'[Maria Stoian's book] is a collection of comics based on stories of women who have experienced abuse.' Image (c) Maria Stoian, used with permission.
Date
18 May 2017 - 01:59

The rich, international world of comic books by women

Anamaria Pravicencu, who curated events at the European Comics Festival Exhibition in Bucharest, talks about the rise of international comic books by women authors.

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Visual Arts, Literature, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity
'I prepare a large overview of the book I’d like to create, then split it into smaller sections.' Image (c) jarmoluk, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
15 May 2017 - 21:04

How to structure and write a self-published e-book

In his second article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist, Nik Peachey, explains how to get on with the task of writing and structuring a book.

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English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources
'Once you have a set of cards, they can be adapted and reused with counters and pencils.' Image (c) fielperson, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
12 May 2017 - 17:50

Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses

Are you looking for new grammar games for the classroom? Award-winning blogger Mike Astbury shares some resources to download and print.

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Schools, Teaching resources, Learning resources, English language
'Löyly is the steam generated by throwing water on hot stones in the sauna.' Image (c) makive, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original
Date
10 May 2017 - 21:44

'Notoriously challenging': learning Finnish as a foreign language

Famous for its complexity, Finnish has 15 grammatical cases and inspired the novelist J.R.R. Tolkien. Penelope Roux explains.

Tags
Festivals, Work outside the UK, Learning resources
Coffee and e-book. Photo by Franklin Heijnen, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
03 May 2017 - 17:00

How to crowd-fund and self-publish an e-book

In the first of a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey explains how to crowd-source funding for a self-published e-book.

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English language, Professional development
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